The Week Ahead (30th March – 3rd April) - That's all, folks

Reporting season is now over - and what a season it was!
Company news has in many ways been overshadowed by the conflict between the US/Israel and Iran. In our daily coverage we’ve continued our broad coverage of company results while also noting the extraordinary swings in the equity and commodity markets that have occurred during this time.
The VIX Volatility Index has not yet reached the levels seen during the tariff shock last year, but give it some more time and it might yet get there:

Looking ahead to next week, the Easter break for schools in the UK, along with bank holidays on Good Friday and Easter Monday, will see stock exchanges closed and a big reduction in the volume of company news.
It’s also worth noting that this weekend, on Saturday night/Sunday morning (at 1am), clocks will spring forward by an hour. For those following US markets, the gap between New York (Eastern Time) and UK time will revert back to the normal five hours.
There are no major central bank decisions from the BOE, ECB or Federal Reserve scheduled until the end of April. If we can stop watching the military developments at all next...